Calamity Jack

In this graphic novel interpretation of "Jack and the beanstalk," Jack is a born schemer who climbs a magical beanstalk in the hope of exacting justice from a mean giant and gaining a fortune for his widowed mother, aided by some friends.

Main Author:	Hale, Shannon.
Other Authors:	Hale, Dean, 1972-, Hale, Nathan, 1976- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury, 2010.
Edition:	1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:	Beans > Juvenile fiction. Magic > Juvenile fiction. Giants > Juvenile fiction. Characters in literature > Juvenile fiction. Graphic novels > Juvenile.

Summary:	In this graphic novel interpretation of "Jack and the beanstalk," Jack is a born schemer who climbs a magical beanstalk in the hope of exacting justice from a mean giant and gaining a fortune for his widowed mother, aided by some friends.
Physical Description:	144 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
ISBN:	9781599903736 1599903733 1599900769 9781599900766
Author Notes:	Shannon Hale was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 26, 1974. She received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Utah and a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Montana. Her first book, The Goose Girl, was published in 2003. She writes for both adults and young adults. Her adult books include Austenland, Midnight in Austenland, and The Actor and the Housewife. Her young adult books include Book of a Thousand Days, Princess Academy, Palace of Stone, and the Ever after High series. She co-wrote the graphic novels Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack with husband Dean Hale. (Bowker Author Biography)

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